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The last days of summer are upon us.  To be sure you pack your summer with all the fun possible before heading back to school, back to the city, back to reality -- consider these offerings at the Firehouse as a way to round out Summer 2009: 

Oliver!
Thu-Sat, Aug 20-22, at 7:30pm
Sat-Sun, Aug 22-23 Matinees at 2pm
Tickets: $15 Members, Seniors & Students • $17 Adults

Anna Smulowitz will direct her 30th anniversary production, "Oliver", the musical. This revival is a classic Dickens’  story of an orphan boy, Oliver, who meets a variety of colorful  English characters such as the Artful Dodger, Fagin and Nancy.  Come hear such delightful songs as: "Consider Yourself"; "Where is Love" and "As Long As He Needs Me".  Music direction by Evelyn Mann.  Choreography is by long time colleague, Linda Zirin. Produced by Anna Smulowitz.

The Brew
Sat, August 29 at 8pm
All Tickets:$15 - Reserved Seating

Although this Massachusetts-based quartet has been busy building a fan base by touring all over the northeast, and opening for Bruce Hornsby (voted Best Opening Act by his fan site), these boys from Amesbury still find time to play the home stage! Back by popular demand... and just in time for summer fun.  Presented by the Firehouse.

Sunset Jazz Cruise:
A Benefit for the Firehouse
Sunday, August 30, 5 - 8pm, Rain or shine

WNBP, in conjunction with Code 51, presents this End of Summer Jazz Cruise as a benefit for the FirehouseCenter of the Arts. Board the Captain's Lady III at Plum Island Point and cruise up the Merrimac River as you listen to traditional jazz featuring vocalist DD Martin. Hors d'oeuvres provided by Chefs of the Old World.  Cash bar.

Tom Rush
Sun, September 13, at 3pm & 7pm
Tickets:  $32 Members • $35 Non-Members

Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration...a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. His shows are filled with the rib-aching laughter of terrific story-telling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues.

I Fall for You:
Shorts by Michael Kimball
Fri-Sat, September 18-19 at 8pm
Sat-Sun, September 19-20 at 3pm
Tickets: $13 Members, Seniors & Students • $15 Adults

In I Fall for You, seven shorts explore themes of sexuality in unlikely places.  Dan and Madge, middle-aged newlyweds in a sexless marriage, are interrupted on the golf course by Dan’s penis speaking from the “rough.”   On another morning, Madge introduces Dan to her church, when temptation walks right into their pew in the form of a flirtatious French woman…causing ‘Richard’ to pop up once again.  Named by Portland Monthly as one of “The 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine,” Michael Kimball is no stranger to awards and accolades. He is the author of several novels, including “Mouth to Mouth”,  “Green Girls,” and the best-seller  “Undone.”  Come see why Kimball’s writing has caught the eye of another noted, Maine author,  Stephen King:  “Kimball is human enough to capture our hearts and wicked enough to make us laugh our asses off.”

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